8BitPhotoLabconvertsanypictureonyourphoneorstraightfromyourcameratoretro8-bitpixelart!
Chooseapicture,scrollthroughaselectionofpre-defined8-bitfiltersandimmediatelyreviewthevintageeffect.Saveorsharetheresultinjustoneclick!
Features
★makepixelart,pixelateyourphotos,creatememes,designflashyposters,havefun!
★choosefromover50colorpalettes:GameBoy,GameBoyAdvance,NES,TO7/70,AmstradCPC6128,AppleII,ZXSpectrum,Commodore16&64,VIC20,CGA,EGA,AtariST,Amiga,VGA(256colors)...
★customcolorpaletteswiththeoptiontointerpolatecolors,allowingforduotoneeffects
★15ditheringtypes:errordiffusion,noise,pattern,checkerboard...
★hugefinelyselectableresolutionrangefrom8x8to2048x2048
★multiplepixelaspectratiosandattributeclashmodes
★outputstylesofferalternativestoregularflatpixels:fusebeads,bricks,puzzle,painted...
★addretro8-bittextandglitches
★tastefullydecoratewithaselectionof8-bitstickers
★flickrightorleftandimmediatelyapplythefiltertoanotherpicturefromyourcollection!
★highqualityoutput,upto4096x4096inPNG
★optionalgridoverlayforbeadartistsandcross-stitchers
Theapphastwogoals:bedeadsimpletouseandpowerfulenoughtoproducegood-lookingandeffectiveresults.
Therealityofoldschoolgraphicconversionsisthatitcanbetrickytogetgoodresultsinallconditions.Lowcontrastorgreyishimagestendtoberenderedasamurkymessifastraightforwarddownsamplingisapplied.8BitPhotoLabhasanumberofparametersthatarekeytooptimizingthefinallookofyourimages.Everypixelcountswhendealingwithlowresolutionimages.
Usage
Startoffwithoneofthepredefinedlooks(staricon)thenmixandmatchcolors,ditherings,resolutionsandmoreuntilyougettheeffectyouwant.
Changeaparameterandtheresultisimmediatelyupdated.Browsethroughmultiplelooksinaninstant!
Thethreemainparametersareresolution,palettesanddithering.Ditheringsallowtosimulatealargerrangeofcolorsthanwhatthelimitedpaletteoffers.Variousoptionsareofferedhere.Patternditheringwasoftenseenusedinolderpaintsoftwareaswellastheuserinterfacesformanyoperatingsystems.Checkerboardditheringwascommonlyemployedingames.Errordiffusion,givesthemostfaithfulrendering.
Fourparametersadjustcolorvaluesforeachpixel.You'llfindfamiliarbrightness,saturationandcontrastsettingsaswellastheveryusefullocalcontrastsetting(alsoknownasunsharpmask).Localcontrastisveryeffectiveatbringingoutdetailandallowingtoreduceresolutionwhileretaininggoodsubjectdefinition.Asaninterestingsideeffect,reducinglocalcontrastproducesasoftfocuseffectwhichmaytakeyourartinanotherdirectionaltogether.Givingsaturationaboostcanhelpmakethemostofsomeoftheflashycolorpalettes.
Croppingwillallowyoutoselectjustthepartofyourpicthatyoulike.Atinypartofanimagecanstillhaveenoughresolutiontobeturnedtoan8-bitpicture.Evenifyoursubjectissmallthereishope!
Oldcomputershadfewcolorstoplay.Theyalsocrashedofteninweirdways.Usetheglitchmenu(blendericon)toaddmayhemtoyourpics.Screenmelt,pixelscattering,pixelsorting,cellularautomaton,blockswapping,RGBoffsetting,interlacingareonthemenu.
Finallyagoodoldtexttoolisalwaysuseful,whetheryou'relookingtomakememes,addatitleoratextbubble,theapphasalargeselectionof8-bitfontsandborderstochoosefrom!
PROversion
Unlocksthefollowing:
★wallpapers
★largerrangeofparameters
★moreditheringsandpalettes,includingcustompalettes
★extrafontsandborders
★extraglitches
★losslessfilecompression(PNG),higheroutputresolution(upto4096x4096),1:1outputresolution